St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-30
AT THE PLAY.
The Ideals at the Grand-Artist
Nast-The Elks' Benefit.

The Ideals at the Grand-Artist
Nasu-The Elks' Benefit.
Miss Zelie de Lussan never sang
better than she did last evening in 1.-The
Daughter of the Regiment" 1t had
been reported that she was i'll. but there
were no traces of illness in her singing
or acting last night. 1.-The Daughter of
the Regiment is French, and Zelie de
LuSsan has that blood in her veins, so
that in the role of marie" there is the
chic and abandon that makes her ire
siStible. Zelie de Lussan is naturally
coincidence in methods and is always at
her best III a score that has the dash and
quality of fire in it. Her pure soprano
voice was bell-lke last night in the
notes of the middle register, and her
encoreS were repeated. The new tenor,
Frank Baxter, made his first appear
ance here as Tonic. He possesses a
sweet voice of considerable range and
power, and is not lacking in dramatic
quality. W. ii. Clark, as the Sergeant,
and Helen DudleyCampbella as theCount-
esS, sang well, as they always do, and
were also encored. The chorus and Or
chestra were marked and even i'll their
work. To-day matinee will be given
at ? D. III. with Martha" as the bill.
Tonight Fra DiaYalO'' will be pre-
Sented.
HENEPIN AVENUE THEATER.
No reader of the illustrated press of
the last twenty years needs to be told
who TIL: Mast is. His record as the
greatrSt caricatIriSt the world has ever
seen is known to every modern reader.
What may be expected of him at the
Hennepin Avenue theater tonight may
be inferred by reading the following
taken from late number of the Chey-
enne Sun:
Th: Mast is somewhat of a cartoon himself.
He has his oddities and eccentricities quite
well developed, and appears rather inclined
10 cultivate than restrain them. He wishes
10 be himself, pain Tn: Mast. Every
thing that he does or says is charac-
teristie, of the man, fully as much as
his cartoons are widely and distinctly differ
ent from those of any other artist in the
world. He is not loquacious. neither does he
smear his pictures with much color. His
touches are few and light. put they are the
strokes of master. lie does not reach his
destination by approximation. His pictures
are complete at every stage of their progress,
whether it be hand or head He has only
TO deity make the connecting lines. The
greatest artist is he who can achieve the
greatest result with the least apparent labor.
Tomorrow evening John Dillon and
his comedy company will open at the
Hennepin Avenue for the remainder
of the week.
SOMETHING OF "THEODORA."
NJ. Tobin. the manager of Lillian
OlcOtt, who appears in ''TheOdOra' next
week at the Grand, was met yesterday
afternoon at the West hotel, cOnVerSing
quite mysteriouSly with Col. p. WeadOn.
"All hail." exclaimed both when the
GLOBE man hove in sight. I'VE want
to spring a few facts concerning the
production of Theodore next week at
the Grand. Nay. nay. do not escape US,
for we are claiming, like Joe Mack, one
of the greatest productions of the day."
And the GLOBE man wcpt and took
in the following memorandum:
That Lillian OlcOtt, who stars in this
great play, is a niece of Hon. Abram 5.
Hewitt, mayor of New York, and is one
of the rising young actresses of the
day. That 'TheOdora" is one of the
greatest tragic spectacleS ever to be
seen here, and that there are ear loads
of scenery,and that Miss OlcOtt's dresses
are marvels of WOrth'S art. "TheO-
DORA was written by NictOrien SardOu,
the great French dramatist, and enjoyed
a tremendous run at the Porte st. Mar
tin, with Bernhardt in the title role.
Miss Olcott purchased the play add pro-
duced it at NiblO'S. New York, with I'M
qualified success. Theodore deals with
the history of Empress Theodore. wife
of the Roman emperor Justinian.
THE EIKs' BENEFIT.
The benefit which will be rendered
the Minneapolis lodge of ElkS next
Friday afternoon and evening by Mama
ger Sterling, Cf the Peoples theater, is
attracting more than ordinary attention.
Mr.. Sterling has succeeded in securing
an unusually brilliant array of dramatic
talent. comprising the leading artists of
all the various theatrical companies
now playing in the two cities. That
such an aggregation of fOOtlight stars
will produce a most delightful pro-
gramme and give an entertainment far
more meritOriOus than any one
company could possibly afford,
is certainly potent to all. For
instance, none of the companies could,
with profit, present play in which the
stars of the Peoples theater, the Grand,
the Hennepin and the Pence, of Mime
apOlis, and the different theaterS of st.
Paul all appear. But in this benefit
they will be seen at their best. The
programme, which has been more par
ticularly mentioned heretofore in these
columns, will beidiversiiied in order that
each artist may be given full
scope for his OF her especial talent.
1t may be of interest to state that Edwin
Barbour. of the Peoples, is making
particular preparation for the occasion.
He is accorded rank with the leading
cotempOraneOus actors and is popular
and strong drawing card in this city.
The sale of tickets has been excellent
and indicates a full house both after
noon and evening.